It's On!

Does it get any better than hearing the coach say to the other kids at T-ball practice, "Watch how Caden does it"?

If any of you are interested - I can probably get extra tickets for the first game on April 7th.

Yes - the infield is as bad as it looks in this picture.

Run Rick Run

Rick Santorum says  the Social Security system problem in our country could be solved if people started having more children and abortions weren't happening.  Thank you Rick for that  brilliant insight.  (I don't even think he really knows anything about the solvency of Social Security at this time - but he got to relate abortions to Social Security so that's all that matters.)

I promise that every future post won't be about politics - but the fodder I'm getting from some of these folks is too good to pass up.

Newt...again

Now you can probably see why I hope he runs for President.  We could get a year of priceless gems like this.


http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/28/gingrich-fears-atheist-country-dominated-by-radical-islamists/?hpt=T2

Where do I even start?

"Atheist country...dominated by radical Islamists"???  Newt - do you even read your own speeches?  Can anyone else spot the ignorance demonstrated in that statement?

His Catholicism = his Patriotism.  Huh?  I'm not even going to go further into that one.  You can come up with your own caption.

As I've said before...

Run Newt Run!

 

All good things must end

Last night at Disney.  Caden is raring to go for more - but his two Dad's are ready to leave while we still have good memories of the entire adventure.

Say what you will about the massive commercialization and over stimulation of Disney - but these three guys had a great time.

Japan

How do we explain what is going on in Japan to a 5 year old - or even to our own selves?  Pictures and videos make us think we can imagine the horror but somehow I suspect it is much worse.

Caden now knows about earthquakes - but seems more interested in how the earth moves during the process than the destruction created from that process.  It's too soon to go into gory detail about what that destruction means.

He was excited to remind me that he has Japanese blood in him (which is true).  I want him to know that you don't have to have Japanese blood to care about what is happening in that country.

No more silly ramblings from me this week.

Our hearts and thoughts are with the people of Japan as they endure this tragedy.

False alarm

He wasn't sick.  At least nothing that would qualify as a real illness.  The afternoon nap seemed to do the trick.

We now have on our hands a 5 year old who knows he is within a week of going to Disneyland.  He is telling everyone who will listen.  He is also making sure we haven't forgotten.  Have you tried getting a 5 year old to bed the week before going to Disneyland?  Try it sometime - everyone should experience the thrill.  (Not Disneyland - just the trying to get to bed part.)

Doesn't he know Glee is on?

Finally...

It happened.  I think we have our first case of fever for Caden.  I should have never posted about him never being sick.  Can you say "jinx"?

I'm not even completely sure that his current state will qualify as illness.  I mentioned to his teacher this morning that he seems to be lethargic and a little warmer than usual.  She said she would call me if he didn't feel well later on.  Can you guess what happened?  Yes - I got the call a few hours later.  He continues to be lethargic and warm - but that's it.  Is it bad of me to say that I'm loving it.  I feel as if my baby has come back to visit for a while.  He took a nap for the first time in almost three years.  He wanted to lie in bed next to me with his head touching mine.  As much as I felt bad for him, I was also cherishing this brief visit back in time.  It's true what they say about time passing quickly.  He's no longer our baby and has somehow become our little boy.

Even if it's not real sickness - I'm going to hang on to it anyway.